Monthly Archives: November 2012

There’s clearly a bit of a problem with women and IT. I know this to be true for three reasons. One is that we have to organise events each year to promote the attractions of the sector to career-minded female … Continue reading →

If you forget alcohol, sex, music and drugs for a moment, nothing attracts students like games, competitions and tests. I know this to be true because we have the evidence. TARGETjobs runs two major national competitions each year: the Undergraduate … Continue reading →

The advent of full fees and the decision by almost every university to charge the maximum has created a different cohort of undergraduates. Well that’s how the argument goes. “We’re paying a fortune now and so we expect proper teaching, … Continue reading →

You’d think that, by now, we should all be pushing at an open door when we address issues like the number of women in senior management jobs, the male-dominated nature of some professions and the under-representation of women studying IT … Continue reading →